# List of 2004–05 NBA season transactions

This is a detailed list of transactions during the 2004-05 NBA season.

## Retirement

| Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes |
| September 22 | Todd MacCulloch | Philadelphia 76ers (1999–2001, 2002–2003) New Jersey Nets (2001–2002) | 28 | Retired due to a genetic disorder in his hands and feet. |
| September 30 | Rick Fox | Boston Celtics (1991–1997) Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004) | 35 | |
| October 5 | Scottie Pippen | Chicago Bulls (1987–1998, 2003–2004) Houston Rockets (1998–1999) Portland Trail Blazers (1999–2003) | 39 | Made a comeback in 2008 overseas |
| October 6 | Bimbo Coles | Miami Heat (1990–1996, 2003–2004) Golden State Warriors (1996–1999) Atlanta Hawks (1999–2000) Cleveland Cavaliers (2000–2003) Boston Celtics (2003) | 36 | |
| October 23 | Evan Eschmeyer | New Jersey Nets (1999–2001) Dallas Mavericks (2001–2003) | 29 | Retired due to knee problems |
| October 28 | Avery Johnson | Seattle SuperSonics (1988–1990) Denver Nuggets (1990, 2001–2002) San Antonio Spurs (1991, 1992–1993, 1994–2001) Houston Rockets (1992) Golden State Warriors (1993–1994, 2003–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2002–2003) | 39 | Signed as an assistant coach for Dallas. |
| February 13 | Karl Malone | Utah Jazz (1985–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004) | 41 | |

## Front office movements

* Cleveland Cavaliers names Danny Ferry general manager (June 27, 2005)
* Orlando Magic names Dave Twardzik and Otis Smith assistant general managers and Alex Martins executive vice president of marketing and franchise relations (June 27, 2005)
* Cleveland Cavaliers dismisses president and general manager of basketball operations Jim Paxson (April 1, 2005).

## Front office contract extensions

* New Jersey Nets sign general manager Ed Stefanski to a contract extension (May 12, 2005).

## Head coach changes

* Terry Stotts is hired as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks (July 8, 2005) after Terry Porter was dismissed on June 22.
* Dwane Casey is hired as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves (June 17, 2005)
* Phil Jackson returns to coach the Los Angeles Lakers (June 14, 2005)
* Mike Brown is named assistant coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers (June 2, 2005)
* Brian Hill is named head coach of the Orlando Magic (May 24, 2005)
* Philadelphia 76ers announce the replacement of Maurice Cheeks for Jim O'Brien as head coach (May 23, 2005)
* Avery Johnson was named head coach of the Dallas Mavericks on March 19, 2005.
* Johnny Davis is dismissed as head coach of the Orlando Magic (March 17, 2005)

## Head coach contract extensions

* Chicago Bulls extend Scott Skiles's contract through the 2008-09 NBA season (June 16, 2005)
* Houston Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy gets a contract extension through the 2007-08 NBA season (May 18, 2005)

## Assistant coach changes

* Phoenix Suns names Dan D'Antoni assistant coach (June 29, 2005)
* Orlando Magic names Randy Ayers and Tom Sterner assistant coaches (June 10, 2005)
* Cleveland Cavaliers names Hank Egan assistant coach (June 9, 2005)
* New Jersey Nets (now called Brooklyn Nets) names Gordon Chiesa assistant coach (June 9, 2005)
* Milwaukee Bucks names Mike Sanders assistant coach (June 7, 2005).
* Assistant coach Jim Boylen resigns to become an assistant coach at Michigan State (May 31, 2005)
* Cleveland Cavaliers names Mike Bratz and Wes Wilcox assistant coaches (March 24, 2005)

## Player movement
### Trades

June :
| June 22 | To Charlotte Bobcats 2004 1st round pick (Emeka Okafor) | To Los Angeles Clippers 2004 1st round pick (Shaun Livingston) 2004 2nd round pick (Lionel Chalmers) |
| June 22 | To Phoenix Suns | To Charlotte Bobcats 2005 1st round pick (Sean May) |
| June 23 | To Charlotte Bobcats 2004 2nd round pick (Bernard Robinson) | To Milwaukee Bucks Zaza Pachulia |
| June 23 | To Charlotte Bobcats 2007 1st round pick (Jared Dudley) | To Cleveland Cavaliers Saša Pavlović |
| June 24 (Draft-day trades) | To San Antonio Spurs Draft rights to Viktor Sanikidze | To Atlanta Hawks 2005 2nd round pick (Cenk Akyol) Cash |
| June 24 (Draft-day trades) | To Utah Jazz 2005 1st round pick (Linas Kleiza) | To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Pavel Podkolzin |
| June 24 (Draft-day trades) | To Orlando Magic Draft rights to Jameer Nelson | To Denver Nuggets 2005 1st round pick Julius Hodge |
| June 24 (Draft-day trades) | To Phoenix Suns Draft rights to Jackson Vroman 2005 1st round pick (Nate Robinson) | To Chicago Bulls Draft rights to Luol Deng |
| June 24 (Draft-day trades) | To Houston Rockets Draft rights to Vassilis Spanoulis | To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Luis Flores |
| June 24 (Draft-day trades) | To Washington Wizards Antawn Jamison | To Dallas Mavericks Christian Laettner Jerry Stackhouse Draft rights to Devin Harris |
| June 24 (Draft-day trades) | To Portland Trail Blazers Draft rights to Viktor Khryapa | To New Jersey Nets Eddie Gill |
| June 24 (Draft-day trades) | To Seattle SuperSonics 2005 2nd round pick (Mickaël Gelabale) | To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Andre Emmett |
| June 24 (Draft-day trades) | To Toronto Raptors Draft rights to Pape Sow 2005 2nd round pick (Uroš Slokar) | To Miami Heat Draft rights to Albert Miralles |
| June 29 | To Orlando Magic Kelvin Cato Steve Francis Cuttino Mobley | To Houston Rockets Tracy McGrady Tyronn Lue Juwan Howard Reece Gaines |
| July |||||
| July 14 | To Miami Heat Shaquille O'Neal | To Los Angeles Lakers Caron Butler Brian Grant Lamar Odom 2006 1st round pick (Jordan Farmar) 2007 2nd round pick (Renaldas Seibutis) |
| July 14 | To Los Angeles Clippers 2005 2nd round pick (Daniel Ewing) 2006 2nd round pick (Paul Davis) | To Charlotte Bobcats Melvin Ely Eddie House |
| July 15 | To Indiana Pacers Stephen Jackson | To Atlanta Hawks Al Harrington |
| July 15 | To New Jersey Nets 2005 1st round pick (Joey Graham) Two 2006 1st round picks (Renaldo Balkman and Marcus Williams) | To Denver Nuggets Kenyon Martin |
| July 23 | To Cleveland Cavaliers Drew Gooden Steven Hunter Anderson Varejão | To Orlando Magic Tony Battie 2005 2nd round pick (Martynas Andriuškevičius) 2007 2nd round pick (Brad Newley) |
| July 26 | To Seattle SuperSonics Danny Fortson | To Dallas Mavericks Calvin Booth |
| July 29 | To New Jersey Nets 2005 2nd round pick (Chris Taft) | To Los Angeles Clippers Kerry Kittles |
| August |||||
| August 4 | To Detroit Pistons Derrick Coleman Amal McCaskill | To Philadelphia 76ers Corliss Williamson |
| August 4 | To Atlanta Hawks Tony Delk Antoine Walker | To Dallas Mavericks Jason Terry Alan Henderson Cash (was going to receive 2007 1st round pick, but it was lottery protected) |
| August 5 | To Chicago Bulls Othella Harrington Dikembe Mutombo Cezary Trybański Frank Williams | To New York Knicks Jamal Crawford Jerome Williams |
| August 6 | To Boston Celtics Rick Fox Gary Payton 2006 1st round pick (Rajon Rondo) | To Los Angeles Lakers Chucky Atkins Jumaine Jones Chris Mihm |
| August 16 | To Charlotte Bobcats 2005 2nd round pick (Ronny Turiaf) | To Atlanta Hawks Predrag Drobnjak |
| August 24 | To Golden State Warriors Christian Laettner Luis Flores Eduardo Nájera Mladen Šekularac 2007 1st round pick (Petteri Koponen) Future 1st round pick Cash Trade exception | To Dallas Mavericks Erick Dampier Dan Dickau Evan Eschmeyer Steve Logan |
| September |||||
| September 8 | To Chicago Bulls Adrian Griffin Eric Piatkowski Mike Wilks | To Houston Rockets Dikembe Mutombo |
| November |||||
| November 1 | To Orlando Magic Brandon Hunter | To Charlotte Bobcats Keith Bogans |
| December |||||
| December 3 | To New Orleans Hornets Dan Dickau 2005 2nd round pick (Marcin Gortat) | To Dallas Mavericks Darrell Armstrong |
| December 6 | To Los Angeles Lakers 2005 2nd round pick (Ronny Turiaf) 2009 2nd round pick (Patrick Beverley) | To Charlotte Bobcats Kareem Rush |
| December 17 | To Toronto Raptors Alonzo Mourning Aaron Williams Eric Williams 2005 1st round pick (Joey Graham) 2006 1st round pick (Renaldo Balkman) | To New Jersey Nets Vince Carter |
| December 23 | To Houston Rockets Jon Barry | To Atlanta Hawks Tyronn Lue |
| December 27 | To New Orleans Hornets Boštjan Nachbar Jim Jackson | To Houston Rockets David Wesley |
| January |||||
| January 3 | To Phoenix Suns 2007 2nd round pick (Aaron Gray) 2009 2nd round pick (DeJuan Blair) | To Golden State Warriors Žarko Čabarkapa |
| January 10 | To Orlando Magic Doug Christie | To Sacramento Kings Michael Bradley Cuttino Mobley |
| January 21 | To Detroit Pistons Carlos Arroyo | To Utah Jazz Elden Campbell 2006 1st round pick (Joel Freeland) |
| January 21 | To Phoenix Suns Jim Jackson 2005 2nd round pick (Marcin Gortat) | To New Orleans Hornets Casey Jacobsen Maciej Lampe Jackson Vroman |
| February |||||
| February 8 | To Phoenix Suns Walter McCarty | To Boston Celtics 2007 2nd round pick (Aaron Gray) |
| February 14 | To Golden State Warriors 2005 2nd round pick (Chris Taft) 2007 2nd round pick (Stéphane Lasme) | To New Jersey Nets Clifford Robinson |
| February 23 | To Sacramento Kings Brian Skinner Kenny Thomas Corliss Williamson | To Philadelphia 76ers Chris Webber Matt Barnes Michael Bradley |
| February 24 | To Philadelphia 76ers Jamal Mashburn Rodney Rogers | To New Orleans Hornets Glenn Robinson |
| February 24 | To Miami Heat Steve Smith | To Charlotte Bobcats Malik Allen |
| February 24 | To New York Knicks Maurice Taylor 2005 2nd round pick (Marcin Gortat) | To Houston Rockets Vin Baker Moochie Norris 2006 2nd round pick (Steve Novak) |
| February 24 | To Dallas Mavericks Keith Van Horn | To Milwaukee Bucks Calvin Booth Alan Henderson |
| February 24 | To Golden State Warriors Baron Davis | To New Orleans Hornets Speedy Claxton Dale Davis |
| February 24 | To Milwaukee Bucks Reece Gaines 2006 2nd round pick (David Noel) 2007 2nd round pick (Ramon Sessions) | To Houston Rockets Zendon Hamilton Mike James |
| February 24 | To New York Knicks Malik Rose 2005 1st round pick (David Lee) 2006 1st round pick (Mardy Collins) | To San Antonio Spurs Jamison Brewer Nazr Mohammed |
| February 24 | To Golden State Warriors Nikoloz Tskitishvili Rodney White | To Denver Nuggets Eduardo Nájera Luis Flores 2007 1st round pick (Petteri Koponen) |
| February 24 | To Atlanta Hawks Tom Gugliotta Gary Payton Michael Stewart 2006 1st round pick (Rajon Rondo) | To Boston Celtics Antoine Walker |
| February 24 | To Boston Celtics 2007 1st round pick (Rudy Fernández) | To Cleveland Cavaliers Jiří Welsch |

### Releases

| Player | Date waived | Former team |
| Alex Garcia | June 12 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Matt Carroll | June 29 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Eddie Gill | July 6 | New Jersey Nets |
| Omar Cook | July 6 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Travis Hansen | August 2 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Steven Hunter | August 10 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Paul Shirley | August 20 | Chicago Bulls |
| Popeye Jones | September 3 | Golden State Warriors |
| Greg Buckner | September 8 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Christian Laettner | September 9 | Golden State Warriors |
| Lucious Harris | September 15 | New Jersey Nets |
| Danny Ferry | September 30 | Indiana Pacers |
| Joseph Forte | October 1 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Amal McCaskill | October 1 | Detroit Pistons |
| Chris Jefferies | October 3 | Chicago Bulls |
| Earl Barron | October 14 | Orlando Magic |
| Bruno Šundov | October 15 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Rod Strickland | October 19 | Orlando Magic |
| Mike Wilks | October 20 | Chicago Bulls |
| Andre Brown | October 20 | New Jersey Nets |
| Omar Cook | October 25 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Alex Scales | October 25 | New Jersey Nets |
| Andre Barrett | October 25 | New York Knicks |
| Mitchell Butler | October 27 | Denver Nuggets |
| Lonny Baxter | October 28 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Kaniel Dickens | October 28 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Tremaine Fowlkes | October 28 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Donnell Harvey | October 28 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Jelani McCoy | October 28 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Anthony Goldwire | October 28 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Kasib Powell | October 28 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Terence Morris | October 28 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Brandon Armstrong | October 28 | Golden State Warriors |
| Cezary Trybański | October 28 | Chicago Bulls |
| Derrick Zimmerman | October 28 | Houston Rockets |
| Howard Eisley | October 29 | Phoenix Suns |
| Billy Thomas | October 30 | Washington Wizards |
| Gerald Fitch | October 30 | Washington Wizards |
| Britton Johnsen | October 31 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Bo Outlaw | November 1 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| John Thomas | November 1 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Troy Bell | November 1 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Eddie Robinson | November 1 | Chicago Bulls |
| Scottie Pippen | November 4 | Chicago Bulls |
| Shandon Anderson | November 9 | New York Knicks |
| Matt Freije | November 14 | Miami Heat |
| Anthony Goldwire | November 29 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Eddie House | December 4 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Britton Johnsen | December 7 | Indiana Pacers |
| Awvee Storey | December 9 | New Jersey Nets |
| Tremaine Fowlkes | December 13 | Indiana Pacers |
| Jelani McCoy | December 14 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Geno Carlisle | December 16 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Marcus Haislip | December 24 | Indiana Pacers |
| Lonny Baxter | December 27 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Alex Garcia | December 27 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Jérôme Moïso | January 3 | New Jersey Nets |
| Corsley Edwards | January 3 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Kirk Penney | January 3 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Ansu Sesay | January 3 | Golden State Warriors |
| Smush Parker | January 4 | Detroit Pistons |
| Kaniel Dickens | January 5 | New Jersey Nets |
| Derrick Coleman | January 5 | Detroit Pistons |
| Kendall Gill | January 5 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Brandin Knight | January 19 | Houston Rockets |
| Junior Harrington | January 21 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Qyntel Woods | January 21 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Matt Freije | January 21 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Anthony Goldwire | January 25 | Detroit Pistons |
| Elden Campbell | January 26 | Utah Jazz |
| Jerome Beasley | January 26 | Miami Heat |
| James Thomas | January 31 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Smush Parker | February 8 | Phoenix Suns |
| Jamal Sampson | February 8 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Alonzo Mourning | February 11 | Toronto Raptors |
| Donnell Harvey | February 14 | New Jersey Nets |
| Kenny Anderson | February 24 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Zendon Hamilton | February 24 | Houston Rockets |
| Chris Crawford | February 24 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Jamison Brewer | February 26 | New York Knicks |
| Glenn Robinson | March 1 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Dale Davis | March 1 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Wesley Person | March 1 | Miami Heat |
| Gary Payton | March 1 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Samaki Walker | March 18 | Washington Wizards |
| Andre Barrett | March 19 | Houston Rockets |
| Kenny Anderson | March 25 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Dion Glover | April 4 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Jerome Williams | May 15 | New York Knicks |

### Free Agency

| Player | Date signed | New team | Former team |
| Rafer Alston | July 14 | Toronto Raptors | Miami Heat |
| Carlos Arroyo | July 14 | Utah Jazz | Utah Jazz |
| Shane Battier | July 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Mark Blount | July 14 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics |
| Bruce Bowen | July 14 | San Antonio Spurs | San Antonio Spurs |
| Brian Cardinal | July 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | Golden State Warriors |
| Jason Collier | July 14 | Atlanta Hawks | Atlanta Hawks |
| Marquis Daniels | July 14 | Dallas Mavericks | Dallas Mavericks |
| Carlos Delfino | July 14 | Detroit Pistons | Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna |
| Adonal Foyle | July 14 | Golden State Warriors | Golden State Warriors |
| Manu Ginóbili | July 14 | San Antonio Spurs | San Antonio Spurs |
| Jason Hart | July 14 | Charlotte Bobcats | San Antonio Spurs |
| Steve Nash | July 14 | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks |
| Brian Skinner | July 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Tamar Slay | July 14 | Charlotte Bobcats | New Jersey Nets |
| Hedo Türkoğlu | July 14 | Orlando Magic | San Antonio Spurs |
| Brent Barry | July 15 | San Antonio Spurs | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Kobe Bryant | July 15 | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Michael Doleac | July 15 | Miami Heat | Denver Nuggets |
| Richie Frahm | July 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Derek Fisher | July 15 | Golden State Warriors | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Anthony Johnson | July 16 | Indiana Pacers | Indiana Pacers |
| Marcus Camby | July 16 | Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets |
| Antonio McDyess | July 16 | Detroit Pistons | Phoenix Suns |
| Chris Andersen | July 19 | New Orleans Hornets | Denver Nuggets |
| Gordan Giriček | July 19 | Utah Jazz | Orlando Magic |
| Quinton Ross | July 19 | Los Angeles Clippers | Telindus Oostende |
| Vlade Divac | July 20 | Los Angeles Lakers | Sacramento Kings |
| Greg Ostertag | July 20 | Sacramento Kings | Utah Jazz |
| Ronald Dupree | July 21 | Detroit Pistons | Chicago Bulls |
| Keyon Dooling | July 22 | Miami Heat | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Jarron Collins | July 23 | Utah Jazz | Utah Jazz |
| Fred Hoiberg | July 23 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Chicago Bulls |
| Darius Songaila | July 23 | Sacramento Kings | Sacramento Kings |
| Rasheed Wallace | July 23 | Detroit Pistons | Detroit Pistons |
| Etan Thomas RFA | July 25 | Washington Wizards (matched offer sheet from Milwaukee) | Washington Wizards (matched offer sheet from Milwaukee) |
| Mehmet Okur RFA | July 27 | Utah Jazz | Detroit Pistons (refused to match offer sheet) |
| Nenad Krstić | July 27 | New Jersey Nets | Partizan |
| Eddie Gill | July 28 | Indiana Pacers | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Rasual Butler | July 28 | Miami Heat | Miami Heat |
| Michael Bradley | July 29 | Orlando Magic | Atlanta Hawks |
| Rodney Buford | July 29 | New Jersey Nets | Sacramento Kings |
| Corey Benjamin | July 29 | Chicago Bulls | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Anthony Peeler | July 29 | Washington Wizards | Sacramento Kings |
| Quentin Richardson RFA | July 29 | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Clippers (refused to match offer sheet) |
| Jacque Vaughn | July 29 | New Jersey Nets | Atlanta Hawks |
| Carlos Boozer RFA | July 30 | Utah Jazz | Cleveland Cavaliers (refused to match offer sheet) |
| Morris Peterson RFA | July 30 | Toronto Raptors (matched offer sheet from New Orleans) | Toronto Raptors (matched offer sheet from New Orleans) |
| Stacey Augmon | August 2 | Orlando Magic | New Orleans Hornets |
| Michael Ruffin | August 2 | Washington Wizards | Utah Jazz |
| Omar Cook | August 3 | Charlotte Bobcats | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Rodney Rogers | August 3 | New Orleans Hornets | New Jersey Nets |
| Tony Massenburg | August 4 | San Antonio Spurs | Sacramento Kings |
| Samaki Walker | August 4 | Washington Wizards | Miami Heat |
| Horace Jenkins | August 4 | Detroit Pistons | AEK Athens |
| Trenton Hassell RFA | August 4 | Minnesota Timberwolves (matched offer sheet from Portland) | Minnesota Timberwolves (matched offer sheet from Portland) |
| Zendon Hamilton | August 5 | Milwaukee Bucks | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Mike James | August 5 | Milwaukee Bucks | Detroit Pistons |
| Robert Traylor | August 5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Orleans Hornets |
| Damon Jones | August 6 | Miami Heat | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Eric Williams | August 6 | New Jersey Nets | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Bob Sura | August 9 | Houston Rockets | Atlanta Hawks |
| Charlie Ward | August 9 | Houston Rockets | San Antonio Spurs |
| Wesley Person | August 11 | Miami Heat | Atlanta Hawks |
| Andrés Nocioni | August 11 | Chicago Bulls | Tau Cerámica |
| Ron Mercer | August 12 | New Jersey Nets | San Antonio Spurs |
| Željko Rebrača | August 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | Atlanta Hawks |
| Tom Gugliotta | August 16 | Boston Celtics | Utah Jazz |
| Mamadou N'Diaye | August 16 | Los Angeles Clippers | Atlanta Hawks |
| Quinton Ross | August 16 | Los Angeles Clippers | Telindus Oostende |
| Loren Woods | August 18 | Toronto Raptors | Miami Heat |
| Steven Hunter | August 20 | Phoenix Suns | Orlando Magic |
| Mikki Moore | August 20 | Los Angeles Clippers | Utah Jazz |
| Mo Williams RFA | August 21 | Milwaukee Bucks | Utah Jazz (refused to match offer sheet) |
| Linton Johnson | August 25 | San Antonio Spurs | Chicago Bulls |
| Joel Przybilla | August 25 | Portland Trail Blazers | Atlanta Hawks |
| Jamison Brewer | August 27 | New York Knicks | Indiana Pacers |
| Brevin Knight | August 31 | Charlotte Bobcats | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Yuta Tabuse | September 7 | Phoenix Suns | Long Beach Jam |
| Jake Tsakalidis RFA | September 10 | Memphis Grizzlies (matched offer sheet from Cleveland) | Memphis Grizzlies (matched offer sheet from Cleveland) |
| D. J. Mbenga | September 14 | Dallas Mavericks | Spirou Charleroi |
| Christian Laettner | September 15 | Miami Heat | Golden State Warriors |
| Kenny Anderson | September 16 | Atlanta Hawks | Indiana Pacers |
| Jon Barry | September 16 | Atlanta Hawks | Denver Nuggets |
| Steve Smith | September 16 | Charlotte Bobcats | New Orleans Hornets |
| Josh Davis | September 20 | Philadelphia 76ers | Baloncesto León |
| Kevin Willis | September 22 | Atlanta Hawks | San Antonio Spurs |
| Ibo Kutluay | September 22 | Seattle SuperSonics | Ülkerspor |
| Jelani McCoy | September 23 | Milwaukee Bucks | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Scott Williams | September 28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dallas Mavericks |
| Tremaine Fowlkes | September 29 | New Orleans Hornets | Detroit Pistons |
| Britton Johnsen | September 29 | New Orleans Hornets | Orlando Magic |
| Junior Harrington | September 30 | New Orleans Hornets | Azovmash Mariupol |
| Ryan Bowen | September 30 | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets |
| Keith McLeod | September 30 | Utah Jazz | Pallacanestro Virtus Roma |
| Lee Nailon | September 30 | New Orleans Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Terence Morris | September 30 | Los Angeles Clippers | Columbus Riverdragons |
| Avery Johnson | September 30 | Dallas Mavericks | Golden State Warriors |
| Laron Profit | October 1 | Washington Wizards | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Maurice Evans | October 1 | Sacramento Kings | Benetton Treviso |
| Smush Parker | October 1 | Detroit Pistons | Aris B.C. |
| Matt Barnes | October 1 | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Lucious Harris | October 1 | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Jersey Nets |
| Derrick Dial | October 1 | Phoenix Suns | Orlando Magic |
| Gary Trent | October 1 | Chicago Bulls | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Billy Thomas | October 1 | Washington Wizards | Pallacanestro Trieste |
| Aleksandar Radojević | October 4 | Utah Jazz | P.A.O.K. B.C. |
| John Thomas | October 4 | Minnesota Timberwolves | CB Sant Josep |
| Eddie Griffin | October 4 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Houston Rockets |
| Lonny Baxter | October 4 | Atlanta Hawks | Washington Wizards |
| Travis Best | October 4 | New Jersey Nets | Dallas Mavericks |
| Tierre Brown | October 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Hornets |
| Greg Buckner | October 4 | Denver Nuggets | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Anthony Carter | October 4 | Minnesota Timberwolves | San Antonio Spurs |
| Kaniel Dickens | October 4 | Los Angeles Clippers | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Ansu Sesay | October 4 | Golden State Warriors | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Jabari Smith | October 4 | New Jersey Nets | Sacramento Kings |
| Anthony Goldwire | October 4 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Yakima Sun Kings |
| Brandon Armstrong | October 4 | Golden State Warriors | New Jersey Nets |
| Corsley Edwards | October 4 | Orlando Magic | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Alex Scales | October 4 | New Jersey Nets | Huntsville Flight |
| Derrick Zimmerman | October 4 | Houston Rockets | Columbus Riverdragons |
| Earl Barron | October 4 | Orlando Magic | Tuborg Pilsener |
| Awvee Storey | October 4 | New Jersey Nets | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| Anthony Miller | October 5 | Atlanta Hawks | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Bryon Russell | October 6 | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| DerMarr Johnson | October 18 | Denver Nuggets | New York Knicks |
| Donnell Harvey | October 22 | Atlanta Hawks | Phoenix Suns |
| Mike Wilks | October 27 | San Antonio Spurs | Houston Rockets |
| Andre Barrett | October 29 | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks |
| Howard Eisley | November 3 | Utah Jazz | Phoenix Suns |
| Anthony Goldwire | November 3 | Milwaukee Bucks | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Marcus Fizer | November 4 | Milwaukee Bucks | Chicago Bulls |
| Mateen Cleaves | November 5 | Seattle SuperSonics | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Jelani McCoy | November 8 | Atlanta Hawks | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Bo Outlaw | November 8 | Phoenix Suns | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Geno Carlisle | November 14 | Portland Trail Blazers | Al Kuwait BC |
| Shandon Anderson | November 14 | Miami Heat | New York Knicks |
| Matt Freije | November 19 | New Orleans Hornets | Miami Heat |
| Tremaine Fowlkes | November 25 | Indiana Pacers | New Orleans Hornets |
| Britton Johnsen | November 25 | Indiana Pacers | New Orleans Hornets |
| Marcus Haislip | December 1 | Indiana Pacers | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Corsley Edwards | December 4 | New Orleans Hornets | Orlando Magic |
| Kendall Gill | December 6 | Milwaukee Bucks | Chicago Bulls |
| Kaniel Dickens | December 8 | New Jersey Nets | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Lonny Baxter | December 12 | New Orleans Hornets | Atlanta Hawks |
| Michael Curry | December 13 | Indiana Pacers | Toronto Raptors |
| Eddie House | December 18 | Milwaukee Bucks | New Orleans Hornets |
| Tremaine Fowlkes | December 18 | Indiana Pacers | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Kirk Penney | December 26 | Los Angeles Clippers | Asheville Altitude |
| Jérôme Moïso | December 28 | New Jersey Nets | Toronto Raptors |
| Anthony Goldwire | January 5 | Detroit Pistons (10-day contract) | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Darrick Martin | January 5 | Los Angeles Clippers (10-day contract) | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Jérôme Moïso | January 5 | New Jersey Nets (10-day contract) | New Jersey Nets (10-day contract) |
| Corsley Edwards | January 5 | New Orleans Hornets | New Orleans Hornets |
| Eddie House | January 7 | Sacramento Kings | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Obinna Ekezie | January 10 | Atlanta Hawks (10-day contract) | Columbus Riverdragons |
| Kaniel Dickens | January 10 | New Jersey Nets (10-day contract) | Idaho Stampede |
| Anthony Goldwire | January 15 | Detroit Pistons (2nd 10-day contract) | Detroit Pistons (2nd 10-day contract) |
| Jérôme Moïso | January 15 | New Jersey Nets (2nd 10-day contract) | New Jersey Nets (2nd 10-day contract) |
| Brandin Knight | January 15 | Houston Rockets (10-day contract) | Asheville Altitude |
| Smush Parker | January 19 | Phoenix Suns (10-day contract) | Florida Flame |
| Rod Strickland | January 19 | Houston Rockets (10-day contract) | Toronto Raptors |
| Obinna Ekezie | January 20 | Atlanta Hawks (2nd 10-day contract) | Atlanta Hawks (2nd 10-day contract) |
| Billy Thomas | January 20 | New Jersey Nets (10-day contract) | Dakota Wizards |
| Anthony Goldwire | January 23 | Phoenix Suns | UNICS Kazan |
| Qyntel Woods | January 26 | Miami Heat | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Elden Campbell | January 28 | New Jersey Nets | Utah Jazz |
| Junior Harrington | January 29 | New Orleans Hornets (10-day contract) | New Orleans Hornets (10-day contract) |
| Smush Parker | January 29 | Phoenix Suns (2nd 10-day contract) | Phoenix Suns (2nd 10-day contract) |
| Billy Thomas | January 30 | New Jersey Nets (2nd 10-day contract) | New Jersey Nets (2nd 10-day contract) |
| Donnell Harvey | February 1 | New Jersey Nets (10-day contract) | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Jérôme Moïso | February 1 | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Jersey Nets |
| Donnell Harvey | February 11 | New Jersey Nets (2nd 10-day contract) | New Jersey Nets (2nd 10-day contract) |
| James Thomas | February 22 | Cleveland Cavaliers (10-day contract) | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Maurice Baker | February 22 | Los Angeles Clippers | Dakota Wizards |
| Matt Carroll | February 23 | Charlotte Bobcats | Roanoke Dazzle |
| Jackie Butler | February 27 | New York Knicks | Great Lakes Storm |
| Cory Alexander | February 28 | Charlotte Bobcats | Roanoke Dazzle |
| Jermaine Jackson | February 28 | New York Knicks (10-day contract) | Great Lakes Storm |
| Kenny Anderson | February 28 | Los Angeles Clippers | Atlanta Hawks |
| Alonzo Mourning | March 1 | Miami Heat | New Jersey Nets |
| Alan Henderson | March 1 | Dallas Mavericks | Atlanta Hawks |
| Randy Livingston | March 2 | Utah Jazz (10-day contract) | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Wesley Person | March 3 | Denver Nuggets | Miami Heat |
| Elden Campbell | March 4 | Detroit Pistons | New Jersey Nets |
| Dale Davis | March 4 | Indiana Pacers | Golden State Warriors |
| Gary Payton | March 4 | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks |
| Anthony Goldwire | March 7 | Milwaukee Bucks | Detroit Pistons |
| Maurice Baker | March 12 | Portland Trail Blazers (10-day contract) | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Damone Brown | March 17 | Washington Wizards (10-day contract) | Huntsville Flight |
| Dion Glover | March 17 | San Antonio Spurs (10-day contract) | Toronto Raptors |
| Torraye Braggs | March 19 | Houston Rockets | Washington Wizards |
| Damone Brown | March 27 | Washington Wizards (2nd 10-day contract) | Washington Wizards (2nd 10-day contract) |
| Dion Glover | March 27 | San Antonio Spurs (2nd 10-day contract) | San Antonio Spurs (2nd 10-day contract) |
| Ben Handlogten | March 29 | Utah Jazz (10-day contract) | Phoenix Suns |
| Andre Barrett | March 31 | Orlando Magic (10-day contract) | Houston Rockets |
| Damone Brown | April 2 | Washington Wizards (10-day contract) | Huntsville Flight |
| Mark Jones | April 2 | Orlando Magic (2nd 10-day contract) | Orlando Magic (2nd 10-day contract) |
| Glenn Robinson | April 4 | San Antonio Spurs | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Omar Cook | April 9 | Toronto Raptors (10-day contract) | Fayetteville Patriots |
| James Thomas | April 9 | Atlanta Hawks | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Andre Barrett | April 10 | Orlando Magic (Rest of season) | Orlando Magic (Rest of season) |
| Lawrence Funderburke | April 18 | Chicago Bulls | Sacramento Kings |

## Draft
### First round

| Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | School/club team |
| 1 | Dwight Howard | July 7 | Orlando Magic | Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (Atlanta, GA) |
| 2 | Emeka Okafor | July 21 | Orlando Magic | Connecticut (Jr.) |
| 3 | Ben Gordon | July 16 | Chicago Bulls | Connecticut (Jr.) |
| 4 | Shaun Livingston | September 1 | Los Angeles Clippers | Peoria (Peoria, IL) |
| 5 | Devin Harris | July 1 | Dallas Mavericks | Wisconsin (Jr.) |
| 6 | Josh Childress | July 12 | Atlanta Hawks | Stanford (Jr.) |
| 7 | Luol Deng | July 16 | Chicago Bulls | Duke (Fr.) |
| 8 | Rafael Araújo | July 1 | Toronto Raptors | BYU (Sr.) |
| 9 | Andre Iguodala | July 2 | Philadelphia 76ers | Arizona (So.) |
| 10 | Luke Jackson | July 1 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Oregon (Sr.) |
| 11 | Andris Biedriņš | July 8 | Golden State Warriors | BK Skonto (Latvia) |
| 12 | Robert Swift | July 14 | Seattle SuperSonics | Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) |
| 13 | Sebastian Telfair | July 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | Lincoln HS (Brooklyn, NY) |
| 14 | Kris Humphries | July 12 | Utah Jazz | Minnesota (Fr.) |
| 15 | Al Jefferson | July 2 | Boston Celtics | Prentiss HS (Prentiss, MS) |
| 16 | Kirk Snyder | July 12 | Utah Jazz | Nevada (Jr.) |
| 17 | Josh Smith | July 11 | Atlanta Hawks | Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) |
| 18 | J. R. Smith | July 6 | New Orleans Hornets | St. Benedict Prep (Newark, NJ) |
| 19 | Dorell Wright | July 26 | Miami Heat | South Kent HS (South Kent, CT) |
| 20 | Jameer Nelson | July 7 | Orlando Magic | Saint Joseph's (Sr.) |
| 21 | Pavel Podkolzin | July 27 | Dallas Mavericks | Pallacanestro Varese (Italy) |
| 22 | Viktor Khryapa | July 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | PBC CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| 23 | Sergei Monia | | Portland Trail Blazers | PBC CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| 24 | Delonte West | July 2 | Boston Celtics | Saint Joseph's (Jr.) |
| 25 | Tony Allen | July 2 | Boston Celtics | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| 26 | Kevin Martin | July 7 | Sacramento Kings | Western Carolina (Jr.) |
| 27 | Saša Vujačić | July 20 | Los Angeles Lakers | Pallalcesto Amatori Udine (Italy) |
| 28 | Beno Udrih | July 14 | San Antonio Spurs | Breil Milano (Italy) |
| 29 | David Harrison | July 7 | Indiana Pacers | Colorado (Jr.) |

### Second round

| Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | School/club team |
| 30 | Anderson Varejão | August 18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | FC Barcelona Bàsquet (Spain) |
| 31 | Jackson Vroman | July 9 | Phoenix Suns | Iowa State (Sr.) |
| 32 | Peter John Ramos | July 21 | Washington Wizards | Caguas (Puerto Rico) |
| 33 | Lionel Chalmers | August 16 | Los Angeles Clippers | Xavier (Sr.) |
| 34 | Donta Smith | October 3 | Atlanta Hawks | Southeastern Illinois (So.) |
| 35 | Andre Emmett | July 7 | Memphis Grizzlies | Texas Tech (Sr.) |
| 36 | Antonio Burks | July 7 | Memphis Grizzlies | Memphis (Sr.) |
| 37 | Royal Ivey | July 14 | Atlanta Hawks | Texas (Sr.) |
| 38 | Chris Duhon | October 4 | Chicago Bulls | Duke (Sr.) |
| 39 | Albert Miralles | | Miami Heat | Roseto Basket (Italy) |
| 40 | Justin Reed | August 27 | Boston Celtics | Ole Miss (Sr.) |
| 41 | David Young | September 1 | Seattle SuperSonics | North Carolina Central (Sr.) |
| 42 | Viktor Sanikidze | | San Antonio Spurs | JDA Dijon (France) |
| 43 | Trevor Ariza | August 3 | New York Knicks | UCLA (Fr.) |
| 44 | Tim Pickett | August 3 | New Orleans Hornets | Florida State (Sr.) |
| 45 | Bernard Robinson | July 28 | Charlotte Bobcats | Michigan (Sr.) |
| 46 | Ha Seung-Jin | December 26 | Portland Trail Blazers | Yonsei University (South Korea) |
| 47 | Pape Sow | October 4 | Toronto Raptors | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
| 48 | Ricky Minard | July 7 | Sacramento Kings | Morehead State (Sr.) |
| 49 | Sergei Lishouk | | Memphis Grizzlies | Khimik Yuzhny (Ukraine) |
| 50 | Vassilis Spanoulis | | Houston Rockets | Maroussi B.C. (Greece) |
| 51 | Christian Drejer | July 28 | New Jersey Nets | Michigan (Sr.) |
| 52 | Romain Sato | July 15 | San Antonio Spurs | Xavier (Sr.) |
| 53 | Matt Freije | August 26 | Miami Heat | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
| 54 | Rickey Paulding | | Detroit Pistons | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 55 | Luis Flores | September 14 | Golden State Warriors | Manhattan (Sr.) |
| 56 | Marcus Douthit | | Los Angeles Lakers | Providence (Sr.) |
| 57 | Sergei Karaulov | | San Antonio Spurs | Skha Jakutia Yakutsk |
| 58 | Blake Stepp | October 4 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
| 59 | Rashad Wright | September 14 | Indiana Pacers | Georgia (Sr.) |

### Signed Undrafted Players

| Date | Player | Team | School/Club Team |
| July 26 | Kyle Davis | New Jersey Nets | Auburn (Sr.) |
| August 6 | Tony Bobbitt | Los Angeles Lakers | Cincinnati (Sr.) |
| September 14 | John Edwards | Indiana Pacers | Kent State (Sr.) |
| September 30 | Jared Reiner | Chicago Bulls | Iowa (Sr.) |
| October 1 | Erik Daniels | Sacramento Kings | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| October 1 | Gerald Fitch | Washington Wizards | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| October 4 | Andre Barrett | Houston Rockets | Seton Hall (Sr.) |
| October 4 | Andre Brown | New Jersey Nets | DePaul (Sr.) |
| November 3 | Damien Wilkins | Seattle SuperSonics | Georgia (Sr.) |
| January 9 | James Thomas | Portland Trail Blazers (10-day contract) | Texas (Sr.) |
| March 23 | Mark Jones | Orlando Magic (10-day contract) | UCF (Sr.) |